Xmas trees officialy on sale in Vienna from today

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Lifestyle

The official start to the Christmas tree selling season begins today in Vienna. Across the capital there are 340 official Christmas tree selling locations selling trees imported from all over the country and despite a late frost damaging many trees – sellers have pledged to keep costs down. Anybody looking to buy a Christmas tree […]

Vienna Vintner wine tour 2012

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Culture

Wine lovers in Vienna have the opportunity this coming weekend to take part in a wine tour the ‘Wiener Winzertour’ (Vienna Vintner) where local wine producers will be displaying their locally produced wine specialties for the fourth consecutive year. Wine buffs can tour the Vienna wine region and treat the palette to the very best […]

Austrian wine goes east

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Lifestyle

Austrian wine is proving increasingly in the world wine market. On the International Wine-Growers Day in Großriedenthal, Austria, this week hundreds of producers gathered to discuss further export opportunities, particularly in East Asia. Despite a low yield throughout the course of the year the last two years have seen record exports of wine from Austria […]

Kuneva deplores mutual distrust

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Politics

Meglena Kuneva has claimed Bulgarians lack mutual trust. The former European Commissioner for Consumer Protection – who runs for Bulgarian president next month – told Austrian newspaper Die Presse today (Mon) it was “impossible” to discuss the domestic economy’s development because of the various “lobbies” in the federal parliament. Kuneva also criticised the state of […]

German jailed for blackmailing food firms

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General News

A German has been sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison for blackmailing Austrian food companies.Markus Rewinski sent threatening e-mails to confectionery company Manner and delicatessen producer Wojnar’s last year. He also laced products of the Viennese firms and placed them on shelves in shops in Tyrol. Police stressed after arresting Rewinski last […]

Gyllenhaal says ‘Prince of Persia’ may be final ‘old school’ blockbuster

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Culture

Jake Gyllenhaal has revealed he would not be surprised if his new movie “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” turned out to be the last major Hollywood action film featuring “a real set”.The actor – who stars in the leading role of the blockbuster produced by Jerry Bruckheimer – told Austrian movie magazine Skip: […]